Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Magic Happens (at least in Hollywood)

After discovering a "chick flicks" section at the small coastal store, I had to share my favorite girlie scene from a movie. (By the way, I posted this more than two year ago, in a completely different section of my life - one I like to file under "If you'd like, you can pretend this never happened" - but I love this silly scene).

Stranger Than Fiction: Harold works as a tax collector, Ana as a baker. She is the light and fluffy and kind-hearted soul to his linear and OCD, number crunching and rather cold personality. Earlier, she'd given him a cookie and he refused it because, as a tax collector, he's not allowed to receive gifts. He offends her by paying her for the cookie when she was just trying to be kind.

Harold Crick: [runs to Ana with a box of 10 paper bags in it] I'm glad I caught you. I wanted to give you these. Ana Pascal: Wait, you can give presents, but not receive them? That sounds awfully inconsistent, Mr. Crick. Harold: Yes, but... Ana: Wait, I know, I'll purchase them! Yeah, I'll purchase them.
[reaches into her bag to grab her wallet] Harold: No, no, no, no. Ana: [with wallet in hand, stops to actually look at the box] What are they? Harold: [quietly] Flours. Ana: What? Harold: I brought you flours. Ana: Wait, you carried them all the way here? Harold: Miss Pascal, I've been odd. I know I've been odd, and I know that there are many forces at work telling me to bring these down here to you, but I brought these for you because... I want you. Ana: [a bit taken aback, and ready to be really offended] Excuse me? Harold: I want you. Ana: You want me? Harold: In no uncertain terms. Ana: [realizing that he's really not being a creep and just a guy who's not used to saying what he feels] But isn't there some... I don't know... rule about fraternization... Harold: Auditor / Auditee protocols, yes, but I don't care. Ana: Why not? Harold: Because I want you. Ana: [contemplates him for a second, and looks back at the box] Can you carry those a little bit further? Harold: Okay.

Speaking of gifts: coolest gift ever. Flours. Now there's a guy who was paying attention...